When it comes to climate change, it won’t be the weather that dooms us. But an economic and geopolitical downward spiral. One that is already well underway. And as it stands, tech will not save us.

“Policy discussions continue to centre on inflation, conveying confidence that anticipated monetary easing will heal the world’s economic woes. Meanwhile, the pressing challenges of trade disruptions, climate change, low growth, underinvestment and inequalities are growing more serious.” UNCTAD – Trade and Development Update Report April 2024 In and amongst the hubris of recent times, punctuated…

ByGeorge PhilipasApril 29, 20240Comments

Articles Economy Energy Journalism

Transitory or not, the Great Inflation Debate is really missing the point…

The supply-side mayhem caused by pandemic and war and that sparked a bout of global inflation for the first time in a generation; Whether transitory or not, what is certain is that it is a dry-run for the persistent and much higher inflation or even stagflation we were always likely to face later in the decade.

ByGeorge PhilipasOctober 6, 20220Comments

Africa Democracy Journalism Published Russia Russia in Africa South Africa

For its own good, SA must take the regional lead against Russia

A focus on Russian interference in the southern African region reveals it is deeper and more ingrained than many might realise. And how the underhanded tactics of disinformation and the targeting of weak undemocratic leaders might pose a problem for South Africa itself – exacerbating an already, increasingly unstable region.

ByGeorge PhilipasMarch 3, 20220Comments

Africa Greece Journalism Podcast Podcasts Video

A conversation on Greece’s recent diplomatic foray into Africa on Pantelis Savvidis’s (ERT3) Greek web channel “Anixneusis”

A conversation looking at Greece’s recent foray into the African continent seeking to strengthen long-neglected ties.

ByGeorge PhilipasJanuary 17, 20220Comments